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It reveals a people who, without shedding a drop of blood, calmly and deliberately abolished one government, substituted another, and erected it upon foundations which have hitherto proved enduring.
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Beck reflects on the peaceful transition from one government to another in American history, emphasizing the stability of the new government.
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It did not believe that the State was omnipotent or infallible, and yet it proclaimed its authority within wise and just limits.
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